When roast goose was a Hanukkah delicacy, and latkes were fried in its schmaltz
They were slaughtered before Hanukkah in order to render enough fat to last through the winter, when butter was scarce.
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Food How Crisco Overtook Schmaltz In American Jewish Cooking
“Crisco Recipes For The Jewish Housewife” was a slim, 77-paged piece of marketing material slash cookbook, manufactured by Proctor and Gamble and copyrighted in 1933. Crisco, the first brand of shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil, happened to be neither dairy nor meat, making it the perfect product to hawk to Yiddish speaking…
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Food We Tried These 6 Obscure Jewish Foods So You Don’t Have To
Ashkenazi Jewish food is having a comeback. Once thought to be a dying breed, Jewish “kosher style” delis have become a foodie favorite, with spots that “redefine” Jewish food sprouting up across the country. But while Ashkenazi Jewish foods like bagels and chicken soup have achieved mainstream acceptance, there are many Jewish foods that are…
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Fast Forward Chicago Jewish Deli Vandalized In Suspected Hate Crime
(JTA) — A popular Jewish deli in a Chicago suburb was vandalized in what is being investigated as a hate crime. The message “Free Gaza” was spray painted on the sidewalk outside of the Shmaltz Deli in Naperville, Illinois on Sunday. Because the message targeted a Jewish restaurant, Naperville Police are investigating the incident as…
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Fast Forward Shmaltz Brewing Resolves Dispute Over Mannage A Trois Beer
Shmaltz Brewing Co said on Wednesday it has settled a lawsuit in which California’s Sutter Home Winery Inc accused it of infringing its “Menage a Trois” trademark by selling 12-packs of beer carrying the “MANNAge a Trois” name. Shmaltz, whose beers include the He’Brew line, said “the parties have amicably resolved the dispute to their…
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Food The Book of Schmaltz: Love Song to Forgotten Fat
I do not know much about my maternal grandfather except for a few stories. I know that he passed away not long before my parents’ wedding, he was mistakenly captured as an Italian spy during the war, and his favorite snack was a piece of rye toast, a slice of raw onion, and a schmear…
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Food An e-Love Letter to Schmaltz
Plenty of formerly maligned foods have been catapulted into the culinary spotlight. Just look at the makeover Brussels sprouts have received in recent years, or the heftier price tag that anything fried in duck fat can demand. But schmaltz just can’t seem to get a break. James Beard Award-winning food writer and cookbook author Michael…
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